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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2017-01-13 | 2016-09-29 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 6.09 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 386 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3800mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), getting a 78.1 score against 75.8. Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus's construction has the same thickness than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), but it is a little bit lighter. The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has a bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017). They have a display of the same size, exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 1920px and the same number of pixels in each inch in the screen.
The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus counts with a little faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster), it also counts with more RAM. The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has a bit better camera than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not good for taking photographs or video in low light environments and a worse resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a much higher (4K) video quality.
Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has more memory to store more apps and games than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has a little longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has 3800mAh of battery capacity instead of 3600mAh.
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